Windows C Onfiguration N Otes; Client A Ccess L Icense ( Cal) I Nstallation - NComputing L300 User Manual

Windows C onfiguration N otes
The f ollowing a re s ome i nitial W indows c onfiguration n otes t o b e a ware o f.
Windows 7 * I nstallation: Y ou m ust h ave a dministrative r ights t o i nstall v Space S erver 6 o nto
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Windows 7 *. H owever, u nlike i n S erver 2 008 R 2, t he a ctual " Administrator" a ccount i s n ot
enabled b y d efault i n W indows 7 . S o, e ven t hough y ou m ay b e l ogged-­‐in a s a W indows 7 u ser
that's a m ember o f t he A dministrators g roup, y ou s till w on't h ave s ufficient " administrative
rights" t o i nstall v Space S erver 6 , a nd t he M SI i nstaller w ill g enerate a n e rror m essage s aying:
"You n eed a dministrative r ights t o i nstall t his s oftware. I nstallation F ailed." Y ou n eed t o l aunch
the " Administrative C ommand P rompt" b y g oing t o A ll P rograms > A ccessories > C ommand
Prompt a nd t hen r ight-­‐click a nd s elect " Run a s a dministrator." O nce t he " Administrative
Command P rompt" c onsole p ops u p, l aunch t he i nstaller u sing t he f ollowing c ommand:
Ø msiexec /i install-filename.msi
MSI I nstaller a nd U ninstaller O ptions: T he M SI i nstaller f or v Space S erver 6 h as " ADDUSERS=0"
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available a s a c ommand l ine o ption t o e nable s ilent i nstalls w hile s uppressing t he p opup w indow
asking i f y ou w ant t o a dd n ew u sers. A n o ption i s a dded t o t he u ninstaller t o p rovide o ptions f or
handling a n e xisting v Space S erver h ost l icense d uring a s ilent u ninstall. T he a vailable o ptions
when r unning f rom t he C ommand L ine a re:
Ø "DELETELICENSE=0" – d o N OT r emove v Space S erver l icense
Ø "DELETELICENSE=1" – p opup b ox w ill a ppear
Ø "DELETELICENSE=2" – r emove v Space S erver l icense w ithout p opup
OS S ettings: T he W indows P ower O ptions s etting s hould b e c onfigured t o " High P erformance"
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(under C ontrol P anel > H ardware > P ower o ptions). M icrosoft's d efault p ower s ettings g ive a
false i mpression t hat v Space S erver C PU u tilization i s m uch h igher t han o n p revious 3 2-­‐bit
operating s ystems.
Windows 7 D esktop T heme: I f y ou i nstall t he W indows S erver 2 008 R 2 " Desktop E xperience"
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feature, s tart t he " Themes" s ystem s ervice a nd s et i t t o a utostart, t hen e ach i ndividual c an
"personalize" t heir v irtual d esktop t o u se a W indows 7 -­‐ t hemed i nterface. H owever, r emote
sessions d o n ot s upport t he A ero " window t ransparency" f eature f or o verlapping w indows.
Client A ccess L icense ( CAL) I nstallation
For m ulti-­‐user a pplications, i n a ddition t o i nstalling a nd a ctivating t he W indows S erver o perating s ystem
license o n t he h ost s ystem, y ou n eed t o a cquire t wo t ypes o f c lient a ccess l icenses. F irst, s tandard
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